Mark scheme - Edexcel

1 mark scheme Paper 3: Modern depth study (1HI0/31) Option 31: Weimar and Nazi germany , 1918 1939 Modern depth study: Weimar and Nazi germany , 1918 1939 Question 1 Give two things you can infer from Source A about the success of the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. Target: Source analysis (making inferences). AO3: 4 marks . Marking instructions Award 1 mark for each valid inference up to a maximum of two inferences. The second mark for each ex ample should be awarded for supporting detail selected from the source. The Nazis had created a good impression of their regime (1). It says The Nazis have succeeded with their propaganda (1). The games were better than any previous Olympic Games (1). the Nazis have run the games on an extravagant scale never before experienced (1). The games had helped the Nazis to gain favour with business owners (1). the Nazis have put on a good show for the general visitors, especially those who are big businessmen (1).

2 Accept other appropriate alternatives. Question 2 Explain why the Nazis were able to reduce unemployment in germany in the years 1933 1939. You may use the following in your answer: rearmament autobahns You must also use information of your own. Target: Analysis of second order concepts: causation [AO2]; Knowledge and understanding of features and characteristics [AO1]. AO2: 6 marks . AO1: 6 marks . Level Mark Descriptor 0 No rewardable material. 1 1 3 A simple or generalised answer is given, lacking development and organisation. [AO2] Limited knowledge and understanding of the topic is shown. [AO1] 2 4 6 An explanation is given, showing limited analysis and with implicit or unsustained links to the conceptual focus of the question. It shows some development and organisation of material, but a line of reasoning is not sustained. [AO2] Accurate and relevant information is included, showing some knowledge and understanding of the period. [AO1] Maximum 5 marks for Level 2 answers that do not go beyond aspects prompted by the stimulus points.

3 3 7 9 An explanation is given, showing some analysis, which is mainly directed at the conceptual focus of the question. It shows a line of reasoning that is generally sustained, although some passages may lack coherence and organisation. [AO2] Accurate and relevant information is included, showing good knowledge and understanding of the required features or characteristics of the period studied. [AO1] Maximum 8 marks for Level 3 answers that do not go beyond aspects prompted by the stimulus points. 4 10 12 An analytical explanation is given which is directed consistently at the conceptual focus of the question, showing a line of reasoning that is coherent, sustained and logically structured. [AO2] Accurate and relevant information is precisely selected to address the question directly, showing wide-ranging knowledge and understanding of the required features or characteristics of the period studied. [AO1] No access to Level 4 for answers which do not go beyond aspects prompted by the stimulus points.

4 Marking instructions Markers must apply the descriptors above in line with the general marking guidance. Performance in AO1 and AO2 is interdependent. An answer displaying no qualities of AO2 cannot be awarded more than the top of Level 1, no matter how strong performance is in AO1; markers should note that the expectation for AO1 is that candidates demonstrate both knowledge and understanding. The middle mark in each level may be achieved by stronger performance in either AO1 or AO2. Indicative content guidance Answers must be credited according to candidates deployment of material in relation to the qualities outlined in the mark scheme . While specific references are made in the indicative content below, this does not imply that these must be included; other relevant material must also be credited. Relevant points may include: From 1935 German men aged 18-25 were expected to do two years of military service (conscription) so there was far less unemployment. Rearmament involved the manufacturing of military equipment such as planes, weapons and uniforms so many businesses needed to employ more people to keep up with demand.

5 The building of autobahns and other public works was intended to reduce unemployment. 80,000 people were involved in building the autobahns. The labour service forced young unemployed men to work on public programmes such as tree planting so they were no longer unemployed. Unemployment was technically reduced because many people were no longer included in the figures, unemployed women, and Jews, who had lost their citizenship in 1935, were not counted. Question 3 (a) How useful are Sources B and C for an enquiry into the challenges facing the Weimar Republic in the years 1919 1923? Target: Analysis and evaluation of source utility. AO3: 8 marks . Level Mark Descriptor 0 No rewardable material. 1 1 2 A simple judgement on utility is given, and supported by undeveloped comment on the content of the sources and/or their provenance1. Simple comprehension of the source material is shown by the extraction or paraphrase of some content. Limited contextual knowledge is deployed with links to the sources.

6 2 3 5 Judgements on source utility for the specified enquiry are given, using valid criteria. Judgements are supported by developed comment related to the content of the sources and/or their provenance1. Comprehension and some analysis of the sources is shown by the selection and use of material to support comments on their utility. Contextual knowledge is used directly to support comments on the usefulness of the content of the sources and/or their provenance. 3 6 8 Judgements on source utility for the specified enquiry are given, applying valid criteria with developed reasoning which takes into account how the provenance1 affects the usefulness of the source content. The sources are analysed to support reasoning about their utility. Contextual knowledge is used in the process of interpreting the sources and applying criteria for judgements on their utility. Notes 1. Provenance = nature, origin, purpose. Marking instructions Markers must apply the descriptors above in line with the general marking guidance.

7 No credit may be given for contextual knowledge unless it is linked to evaluation of the sources. No credit may be given for generic comments on provenance which are not used to evaluate source content. Indicative content guidance Answers must be credited according to candidates deployment of material in relation to the qualities outlined in the mark scheme . While specific references are made in the indicative content below, this does not imply that these must be included; other relevant material must also be credited. The grouping of points below does not imply that this is how candidates are expected to structure their answers. Source B The usefulness could be identified in terms of the following points which could be drawn from the source: The source shows that those who carried out the Kapp Putsch were clearly in control of the capital city, Berlin, as they appear to be quite relaxed and there is no fighting going on. It provides evidence of the weaponry available to the Freikorps who carried out the Kapp Putsch.

8 The source shows the strength of the threat to the Weimar Republic in March 1920. The following points could be made about the authorship, nature or purpose of the source and applied to ascribe usefulness to material drawn from it: The photograph is from a German newspaper so it might have been taken to reassure people how the situation in the capital was calm. The soldiers might be posing to show that they were apparently in control of the capital city. Knowledge of the historical context should be deployed to support inferences and/or to assess the usefulness of information. Relevant points may include: In March 1920, 5,000 Freikorps soldiers seized power in Berlin and put Dr Wolfgang Kapp, a nationalist, in charge of the country. Although the Kapp Putsch succeeded in taking control of Berlin, it collapsed after a few days due to a general strike called by the Weimar government. Source C The usefulness could be identified in terms of the following points which could be drawn from the source: The source provides evidence that hyperinflation meant that people no longer trusted the government.

9 It suggests that the Weimar government was powerless to do anything about hyperinflation. The following points could be made about the authorship, nature or purpose of the source and applied to ascribe usefulness to material drawn from it: The author was a factory worker so her experience might have been different from that of people from other social classes. The author lived through these events so her experiences provide a valuable insight into how people felt about the Weimar government at the time. Knowledge of the historical context should be deployed to support inferences and/or to assess the usefulness of information. Relevant points may include: Hyperinflation became extremely serious in 1923 although inflation had been a problem since the end of the war. The Weimar Government was responsible for the hyperinflation of 1923 because it was printing more money in order to pay the striking workers in the Ruhr. Question 3 (b) Study Interpretations 1 and 2.

10 They give different views about the challenges facing the Weimar Republic in the years 1919-1923. What is the main difference between the views? Explain your answer, using details from both interpretations. Target: Analysis of interpretations (how they differ). AO4: 4 marks . Level Mark Descriptor 0 No rewardable material. 1 1 2 Limited analysis of the interpretations is shown by the extraction or paraphrase of some content, but differences of surface detail only are given, or a difference of view is asserted without direct support. 2 3 4 The interpretations are analysed and a key difference of view is identified and supported from them. Marking instructions Markers must apply the descriptors above in line with the general marking guidance. Indicative content guidance Answers must be credited according to candidates deployment of material in relation to the qualities outlined in the mark scheme . The indicative content below is not prescriptive and other relevant material not suggested below must also be credited.